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Heartland Poker Tour

No Limit Hold'em

July 30, 2007
Majestic Star Casinos & Hotel
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$2,000 + $200
Prize Pool	$813,658
Entries	422
Report Available

Dan Zogman

Place	Name	Prize
1	Dan Zogman (McHenry, IL, USA)	$227,811
2	Jimmy Kasputis Jr (Rockford, IL, USA)	$113,906
3	Scott Bohlman (Horner Glen, IL, USA)	$73,225
4	Kenny Nguyen (Garden Grove, CA, USA)	$54,919
5	Mark Owens (Chicago, IL, USA)	$44,794
6	Gregory Monaldi AKA "monalds" (Davie, FL, USA)	$38,647
7	David Makula (Chicago, IL, USA)	$30,510
8	Rolland Morrical (Watseka, IL, USA)	$26,442
9	Matthew Rizai (Chicago, IL, USA)	$24,408
10	Terry Haver (Battle Creek, MI, USA)	$18,306
11	Douglas Kruezek (Chicago, IL, USA)	$16,272
12	Antonio Scott (Maywood, IL, USA)	$14,238
13	Michael Copperstone (Jackson, IL, USA)	$12,204
14	Gary Maresh (Greenfield, WI, USA)	$9,357
15	Charles Brock (Mt. Vernon, CT, USA)	$7,729
16	Steve Amer (Libertyville, IL, USA)	$6,102
17	Todd Horback (Bloomington, IL, USA)	$6,102
18	James Gruner (Crystal Lake, IL, USA)	$6,102
19	Thomas Koral (Skokie, IL, USA)	$6,102
20	Russell Spaid (Pierre, SD, USA)	$6,102
21	Richard Cauble (Romeoville, IL, USA)	$4,882
22	Shawnee Barton AKA "Amarillo Shawnee" (Chicago, IL, USA)	$4,882
23	Michael Komarek (Plainfield, IL, USA)	$4,882
24	Matthew Culp (Munster, IN, USA)	$4,882
25	Christopher Coul (Geneva, IL, USA)	$4,882
26	Alan Keating (Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA)	$3,824
27	Robert Layon (Encinitas, CA, USA)	$3,824
28	Chad Freid (Northbrook, IL, USA)	$3,824
29	Frank Donovan (Valetine, NE, USA)	$3,824
30	Marvin Britt AKA "“Big Dog”" (Plainfield, IL, USA)	$3,824
31	Henry Osterkamp (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,685
32	Greg Baird (Hinsdale, IL, USA)	$2,685
33	Thomas Macy (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,685
34	Daniel McGuire (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,685
35	Anna Wroblewski AKA "poker pixie" (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,685
36	Thomas Kim (Brooklyn, NY, USA)	$2,685
37	Ryan Bartow (Hazelgreen, WI, USA)	$2,685
38	Terry Moore (Muncie, IN, USA)	$2,685
39	Jason Weber (Emery, SD, USA)	$2,685
40	Ned Norquist (Yorktown, IN, USA)	$2,685

Tournament Report

Zogman Conquers HPT Record-Setter

GARY, IN -- More powerful than a speeding locomotive, able to fend off hostile attacks and conquer hundreds of opponents using only his hands - it's ZOGMAN!
Dan Zogman, was invincible. He ran a $100 buy-in satellite victory into $227,811 and First Place in the record-setting Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) tournament Monday, July 30, at the Majestic Star Casino, in Gary, Indiana. The 47-year-old Home Depot employee conquered 421 players to claim the championship event.
'This is incredible!' declared Zogman, 'Winning a Heartland event has been my goal ever since I learned about the tournaments. We've already booked our trip to the next HPT event in Minnesota.'
The championship final table, filmed for TV, began Monday at 1pm. Zogman's chip total was in the middle range. His wife sat off to the side and relayed the blow-by-blow action to friends and family back home.
'Dan Zogman epitomizes what the Heartland Poker Tour is all about,' declared Producer Todd Anderson, 'The HPT was created for poker players in local casinos and neighborhood card rooms around the country. Like the Minor Leagues, it was designed and developed to give players everywhere a chance to make the Big Time.'
Convinced a lot of local players would like a shot at stardom, Heartland keeps the cost of entry within the reach of most people. Consequently, because there are so many participants the prize money is exciting. Add an audience, lights and TV cameras, and players in the Championship feel like they're competing at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Heartland's tremendous success and popularity indicates it offers just the kind of challenge a great many players are seeking. The HPT event at the Majestic Star Casino set historic new records for numbers of participants and prize money. The $400+50 qualifiers attract almost 1,500 players. The 3-day championship event saw 422 compete for $816, 612 in prize money!
'We were overwhelmed,' reports Dom Niro, Majestic Star Poker Manager, 'The turn-out for this event was phenonmenal!' Niro says they will have to find more room before the HPT returns in December to end the 2007 season.
The Heartland Poker Tour travels next to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs, in Minnesota. For a complete schedule of Heartland Poker Tour tournaments, as well as past events, winners and prize money, go to: www.heartlandpokertour.com